Bezoars and Bowel Obstruction
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Bezoars as a cause of acute small bowel obstruction
Background Acute small bowel obstruction caused by bezoars is rare and, therefore, this problem is not well known by a community of doctors worldwide. Hence, there is high frequency of diagnostic and tactical errors and often probability of late operations. The aim of this research is to study possible reasons for the bezoar formation, clinical course and treatment of intestinal obstruction cau...
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BACKGROUND Small bowel obstruction with perforation is an unusual and rare complication of bezoars. OBJECTIVE To describe our use of emergency laparotomy to treat intestinal obstruction caused by bizarre bezoars. CONCLUSIONS An aggressive surgical approach to intestinal obstruction in the pediatric disabled or mentally retarded population is recommended.
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Primary small bowel bezoars are rare and cause acute abdomen due to small bowel obstruction (SBO). A 69-year-old Japanese man presented with epigastric pain associated with fullness. Physical examination of the abdomen showed no marked signs of peritoneal irritation. An erect X-ray film of the abdomen showed small bowel obstruction. Computed tomography (CT) showed a dilated small bowel loop pro...
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To cite: Al-Rashid F, AlHariri A, Meshikhes A-WN. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-201444 DESCRIPTION A 21-year-old girl was admitted as an emergency with a 22 h history of severe colicky central abdominal pain and repeated vomiting. She was passing flatus only, and denied any history of similar symptoms or abdominal operations. She reported e...
متن کاملBowel obstruction and pseudo-obstruction.
The gastroenterologist is frequently involved in the care of patients with bowel obstruction and pseudo-obstruction. In the case of obstruction, the central problem is determining which patients should be managed surgically. In both SBO and LBO, evidence of vascular compromise to the gut mandates surgical intervention. Most patients with pseudo-obstruction respond to conservative therapy or neo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0016-5085
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(83)80051-1